This condensed booklet reflects a vast amount of research concerning the ancestry of the Hicks family. The book features information about the following families: Nunn, Hicks, Carson, Pressly,... More > Arnold, Cash, Saxon, Allen, and Bacon.
Genealogy is an interesting, fascinating, fun, hobby which makes one feel like a detective, gathering facts, drawing conclusions, seeking answers, but leaving lots of loose ends hanging and mysteries unsolved. As such, the information found in this volume is not complete, but it does act as a compendium of my genealogy research, over many years, into the Hicks family.< Less

Elizabeth Hicks: A True Romance of the American War of Independance 1775 to 1783. The true story of Elizabeth Hicks, a young girl growing up on the frontier of Virginia during the Revolutionary War.... More > In 1777 she and her family were captured by the Indians near Fort Randolph (Point Pleasant, West Virginia) and carried northward into Ohio. Elizabeth is later redeemed by British Capt. Henry Bird and reluctantly taken to Detroit where they marry in 1779, but she still dreams of her true love, Capt. Gilmore back in Virginia. Elizabeth later travels with her husband and new family to England where she spends the remainder of her life. The story is written by Elizabeth's granddaughter who edited the orginal manuscript written in 1814.< Less

History of the Hamilton family which came to American from England in 1715, the Hicks family that came in 1621 and the Doughty family that came in 1639. A further study then connects these families... More > to titled families in Europe including 10 kings of England, 10 kings of Scotland, 16 kings of France of which 2 were also Holy Roman Emperors, 1 king of Germany, 2 kings of Italy, 2 kings of Sweden and 4 Grand Princes of Kiev, precursors to the Tsars of Russia. In addition, the same direct line includes 11 Christian saints from England, France, Germany, Russia, Sweden and Scotland, including Saint Margaret, the patron Saint of Scotland. This genealogy traces the family back to 415 A.D., not including more than one “Adam Chart” that purportedly traces the family all the way back to the biblical Adam and Eve.< Less

This book follows the Hamilton family of Scottish descent that came to America from Ireland in 1715. It will also follows the Price family in Maryland as early as 1785 and the Haudt/Hout family that... More > came from Germany in 1752. Immigrant Johann Haudt was one of our family who fought in the American Revolution. The Hains/Haynes family came from England in 1740 and produced another Revolutionary War patriot, George Garrison Hains. Then, Hyder family records that date back to 1612 show that this family came to Pennsylvania from England in 1729 and later produced Revolutionary War patriot, Michael Hyder. The Taylor family came to Virginia from England about 1740 and produced Revolutionary War patriots, Andrew Taylor and Isaac Taylor. We also descend from the Bachman and Schnebelli families who came to America from Switzerland in 1717, the McInturff’s from Germany in 1729 and the Owen’s from Wales in 1682. The Swart family came from the Netherlands in 1649 and were among the founders of Schenectady, N.Y< Less

"With her precise ear for just the right descriptive word, Alison Hicks's poems enlarge daily life. Whether running into the father of a childhood friend who committed suicide, or meditating on... More > Chekhov, or reciting the mantra of drugs used to treat migraines, Hicks transforms daily experience into something larger and more transcendent. Her poems glow." - Kim Roberts, author of Animal Magnetism, The Kimnama, and The Wishbone Galaxy< Less

"With her precise ear for just the right descriptive word, Alison Hicks's poems enlarge daily life. Whether running into the father of a childhood friend who committed suicide, or meditating on... More > Chekhov, or reciting the mantra of drugs used to treat migraines, Hicks transforms daily experience into something larger and more transcendent. Her poems glow." - Kim Roberts, author of Animal Magnetism, The Kimnama, and The Wishbone Galaxy< Less

A child’s role is to listen and respect the choices that their parents make for them. That wasn’t the case for seven-year-old Dania who had to learn how to think and make her own... More > decisions at a young age. Periodically remembering her mother’s face reminded her that she still existed. After changing foster homes as often as she blinked her eyes, she would finally have a place to call home. Her aunt and uncle would raise her well but she was the only one who could patch the scars from her past and learn how to adore her inner self. Now twenty-five year old Dania has entered a new stage in her life called “love.” Self conscious about her decision, she lives with her guards up and has failed to put her trust in anyone. Her childhood crush returns back into her life only to find her in the arms of another man, but the choice is hers. Who will she chose with her dreadful past and complacent mentality that true love does not exist. The ending will shock you.< Less

A child’s role is to listen and respect the choices that their parents make for them. That wasn’t the case for seven-year-old Dania who had to learn how to think and make her own... More > decisions at a young age. Periodically remembering her mother’s face reminded her that she still existed. After changing foster homes as often as she blinked her eyes, she would finally have a place to call home. Her aunt and uncle would raise her well but she was the only one who could patch the scars from her past and learn how to adore her inner self. Now twenty-five year old Dania has entered a new stage in her life called “love.” Self conscious about her decision, she lives with her guards up and has failed to put her trust in anyone. Her childhood crush returns back into her life only to find her in the arms of another man, but the choice is hers. Who will she chose with her dreadful past and complacent mentality that true love does not exist. The ending will shock you.< Less

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